Combined hose and bucket rack.



A. M. BARCUS'.

COMBINED HOSE AND BUCKET RACK.

APPLICATION FILE D JAN- I3| l9l5.

Patented Oct. 2, 1917.

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, :s'pecsc'mwa m t. Patentea oca'a-ioivt Application anu ary 13, 1915. Serial Il'o 1,:995.

' 'To all whom'z't may concern. Y i Be it kno vathatl, ALBERT M. BARoUs, a citizen of the Uhited states of America; and a resident of the city of Raymond, in the cii t ic fis n tl t o Washi tdh; have invented certain n w and useful'Irnmovements in Combined Hose aiid Biiclzjet cation;

fire hose and bi ckets so that they are not" accessible for use except after unlock m: the smar e time o by was King of some] frangible member.

bucket rack will b discmmged mediate use Whenever 't'hi s'isicles iied A Q hr e t l s f ss c a ith this, is tostore the hose in such manner that consequence of placing it infstorageffrom' which it'follows' that thelife of thehose is i c ea ed a tion and that of 'whichiteonSist'S will be described hereinafter j and particularly pointed out in the claims terminating this. I I I insuring complete draining thereof. Each shelf-contains a bar or conti'nuo'us member I 21, Whichextends alqngi the rear or inner specification;

t? In 'j' h c mm y ins dr gs ave t shovvnmy inventionve'rhbodied in the "forms which are now preferred by me.

y F'gure 1"sa front 'levationoftherack,

away o 'bettif ow he lockinsvand r le i 's'm han smv 1 ,t Fig. 2isan elevation from the sideiconmining the lo'ckijng mechanism, a part of i Wall of this chamber being broken away.

Fig. 3 is a like view from the other side.

stag 5 shows in detail the bucketholding ,.ha na de e 1 b9 Ween- 'Wh h ext n ea-series oishblves' f2, upon which thehose 1s 'R'lacksfof which theifolljoivihg is a specifh invention relates to device for hold-f I av i -Yther'efore"'called it" a"com 'b"ined hose and both fire hose and fire buckets in such man-t er that [their "use for miscellaneous @puri l s e of pur e lvtw ete with. fi s i l'flh W le" at the same time'theyare accessible for im- The characteristic features of my-inyeni aportionfof jtheside chamber being-broken.

. "Fig. shows the locking mechanisinion' av large'r scale.

fThe casing withinwhich the hose .55 stored; consists. of an open" front cabinet laid, the hose'ezitendingxback and qah nd asti a 2 1th hwhi h the ouse ings through which the endsof the hose pass. One "end of the hose is fined in place upon a's ource of Water supply, as the valve 30, while the-other end has a nozzle 31 connected thereto. I have shown the notches l0, as both in one side of thecase', although they may be divided between the two sides, or two may he provided in each side; 'As these notches extend through the frohtedgeof the side p eces, the hose may,

pass out-0r inthr ough the same. v

- To secure drainage of the hose when n place in the rackfthe shelves-,2 'a're all;

slightly inclined, this inclination being downwardly toivard theend which is out ma tofform the notches 20, through which thejhose passes from one shelf to the next. When "thehose is in place, as issh ov vn in Fi'g;"6, there is a continuous slight inclina;

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tion from its upper to its lower end, thus edge thereof and hasfbearing pins or jour-f nals 22, 25, f oi'med upon or'secured to the endsthereofl "These pivot pins arejournaled in the side members ljof the case; the

pins 22 projecting through the side piece at the 'side of the case and each having sethe orankarms 23 are coniiect'edby a controllingibar 4, to thereby cause allf the' shelves to occupy the same angular position their pivots. v i v The controlling bar 4 lies withih 'asupp le mental chamber 13 formed at the sidelofthe case. The central portion of the controlling bar is provided With two notches {l0 and'41,

which are adapted to be engaged by a retaining pawl or dog 5, whereby this bar and the shelves vcontrolled thereby may held in either of two raised The and to move together when turn upon except the plate 53 bebroken.

'Byj pulling the member 51, which is shown .as having an eye-shaped outer end, the'retaining dog 5 may be freed from the controlling bar. The result of this will be the dropping of the bar 4 and'with it the tilting downward'jof the forward edges of the shelves 2.. This will result in causing the hose to slide forward, out of the shelves.

lVhen the shelves are in their upper position, or'that shown in Figs. Band 6, their upper surface is transversely level. The uppermost fold of thehose 3 passes through a notch 10 formed in theside wall of the.

case, while the lowermost portion ,or the hose passes through a like notch 10- in the side wall of the case. This notchis so cut as to provide a downwardly extending fin-. ger ,12 which, when the shelves are in their uppermost position, projects downward over the front edge of the shelf with which it is in line, thereby securely locking the hose against being removed from these notches. While theretainingdog 5 is in engagement with the uppermost notch in the }controlling bar 4, or the notch 40, the shelves will'be in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 5, whereinthe shelves have dropped to such a point that the hose may be passed between the lower end of. the

finger 12and the shelf, this angular posi tion of the shelf vbeing one in which the hosewill not slide off of the shelves. The

hosewould be placed uponthe shelves while they were occupying this angular position and when theho'se is inplace upon all the shelves, they would then be thrown upward into the horizontal positionshown in Fig.

8, which would cause the fingers 12, to hold the hose securely in place.

The upperjshelf, which is in alinement with the upper notch 10, is shown as projecting' slightly through the notcha-nd as having. a roller 26 journaled thereon. The purpose of this is to facilitate drawing in the lower portion of the hose while bringing it in place upon the rack. The edge of the caseis also provided with a depression 11 in the lower side of the notch into which this projection of the shelf fits. This depression is just enough to bring the upper surface 'of the shelf into line with the slope of the lower side of the notch when the shelf is in its lowermost position.

Belowthe shelves occupied by the hose, I

have shown means for holding a set of buckets '65 so that they are normally locked against removal, and have provided means by which these buckets are automaticallyreleased so that they may be removed whenever the hose is discharged from its rack. Such-means, as shown, consists of the following mechanism:

A shaft 6 extends from side to side of the case and is mounted within a chamber 64. It has a series of short arms secured thereto and corresponding in number and position with the location of the buckets 65. To each of the arms 60 is secured a link 61, whichpasses through the outer base of the chamber 64 and is bent backward upon itself to form a hook 62. The face ofthe chamber 64 is provided with holes 63, into which the points of the hooks 62 enter when the latter are intheir innermost position. These books. form loops when they.

are drawn inward into each hole bywhich the hail of the bucket may be held. Theoutermost or dotted position of Fig. 5, corresponds with the lowermost position of the shelves, .wherein the points of the hooks are far enough out to permit removal of the buckets. The shaft 6 alsoextends into the chamber 13 which contains the controlling bar 4 and carries a crank arm similar'to the crank arm 23, to which'the lower end of the controlling bar 4 is pivoted.

At the ends of ,the hose supporting shelves 2 which arecut away to provide a passage for the hose to the next shelf,l'

have, shown. small brackets '24 secured to the side of the casing slightly above the'passage-ways 20 through which the hose passes. These serve to retain the hose in position at this point. 1 v

When it is desired to place the hosein use, the shelves are released and permitted to drop, this being done by either unlocking the chamber 52 or by breaking the glass in its face, so a s'to, obtain access to the releas ing member 51, which is then pulled out ward, thus releasing the support of the controlling bar 4 and permitting the hose to be discharged forwardlyi The hose is thus discharged on the floor and in such shape thatit cannot become tangled by carrying the nozzle away from the rack in any direction.

At the same. time the valve should be opened, thus turning onthe water. With the hose placed in position in such arack the slight inclination given to the shelves;

causes the water in thehose to be drained to the lower endand thus prevents rotting of the hose which is caused by having water continuously therein.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire'to secure byLetters Patent of the United l. A hose rack comprising a framehaving States of America, 7

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vertical side :pieces, a series of superposed I jfshelves supported within and extending between saidside pieces,'the' opposite ends of successive shelves being cut away to permit agrpassage of the-hose thereabout a'Zig-zag within and extending betweensaid sides and a io inclined. lengthwise, the inclination of said qshelves alternating. with successive shelves, the lower ends of the shelves being cut away to permit passage of thei'hose' thereabout 3. A hose rack having a frame-centaining vertical side pieces and a series of shelves supported within and extending between saidside pieces, said shelves being cut away alternately at opposite ends to permit passage of the hose there'about, the sidepieces being cutto permit passage of the ends'fof f-thehose; v a V A. A hose rack having a frame containing vertical side pieces and a series of shelves extending, between n the side pie'ces, said shelvesbeing cut away alternately at opposite ends to permit passage of the hose thereaboutpand 'beingpivoted upon axes extendv ing. lengthwise thereof and re'arwardly of their. center of gravity, and a releasable catch normally holding the front sides of the shelves in raised position. a

a 5. A hose rack having a series of superposed shelves upon which a hose: may be placed in zig-zag position, s'aidsh'elves being mounted upon pivot axes extending lengthwise thereof, a bar connecting all said shelves to control their'position alike," a catch normally engaging said connecting barto hold the shelves in hose-retaining position, and means for releasing said catch.

6. A hose rack having a series of superposed shelves upon which a hose may be placed in .zig-zag position, said shelves being mounted upon pivot axes extending lengthwise thereof, a bar connecting all said shelves to control their position alike, a catch normally engaging said'connecting bar to hold the shelves in hose-retaining position, means for releasing said catch, and means for automatically locking the hose in place when the shelves are in raised position.

7 A hose rack having a series of superposed shelves upon which a hose may be placed in .zig-zagposition, said shelves being mounted upon pivot axes extending lengthwise thereof, a bar connecting all said shelves to control their position alike, a catch normally engaging said connecting bar to hold the shelves in hose retaining position, means for releasing said catch, and hose-retaining fingers extending from above downward close to the front edge of the shelves, permittingremoval of the hose when the shelves are dropped.

I e5 1 8. A hose rack having vertical side pieces,

and a seriesof superposedshelves supported within and extending between said side pieces, with one end ofeach shelf recessed inward from the like ends of the adjacent shelves. v

9. A hose rack having a series of superposed shelves placed with one end of each shelf recessed inward from the likeends'of the adj a'cent shelves, and a small ledgeplaced a little above each of said recesses and spaced lengthwise of the shelves from the recessed shelf end.

' 10; A hose rack comprising a casing hav= ing side pieces, a series of shelves extending between the side pieces and cut away at one end to permit passage of the hose, said cutaway ends being alternately at opposite sides of the casing, said casing having notches therein adjacent the upper and lower shelves ofthe series.

. a II. A hose rack comprising a casing having side pieces" and a series of shelvesextending between the side pieces, said shelves be ing' journaled upon axes extending lengthwise thereoflthe casing being notchedin its side adjacent the upper and the lower shelf to pass the'hose when the'shelves are down and 'to' retain thehose when the shelves are up, and a catch for holding the shelves in raised position.

12. A hose rack comprising a casing having-side pieces and a series of shelves extending between the side pieces, saidsh'elv'es being journaled i1 )o 1 i."-.1xes' extending lengthwise thereof, the casing being notched in itsside adjacent the upper and the lower shelf to pass the hose,'\vhen the shelves are lowered and to retain the hose when the shelves are up, and means for holding the shelves in raised position.

13. A hose rack comprising a casing having side pieces and a series of shelves extending between and having pivot axes extending lengthwise thereof and at one end through one side piece,said ends of the pivot axes each having an arm secured thereto, a controller bar pivoted to each of said arms and a catch engaging said arm to maintain the shelves in raised position.

14. A hose rack comprising a casing having a main compartment having an open front and a closed side compartment, a series of shelves extending across the main compartment and journaled upon pivot axes extending lengthwise thereof and into the side compartment, crank arms secured within the side compartment, a controlling bar secured to each axis, a catch engaging the controlling bar to hold it raised, and a frangible member controlling access to said catch.

15. A hose rack having a series of superposed shelves inclined lengthwise, the direction of inclination of said shelves alternating with successive shelves, said shelves being &

pivoted upon longitudinally extending axes, means for locking said shelves and means for releasing them to swing upon. their pivots.v

16. A hose rack having a series of superposed shelves inclined lengthwise, the direction of inclination of said shelves alternating with successive shelves, and means for simultaneously ejecting the hose from said shelves.

17. A hose rack having a series of superposed shelves inclined lengthwise, the directionof inclination-of said shelves alternating with successive shelves, means for looking the hose to prevent its removal from the rack, and means for releasing said lock andejecting the hose.

18. A hose rack having a series of superposed shelves inclined lengthwise, the di rection of inclination alternating with successive shelves, said shelves being pivoted uponlongitudinally extending axes and" being cut away at their lower ends to permit passage of the hose thereabout, and means for controlling the position of said shelves in their swinging action upon their axes.

19. A hose rack having a series of hose supporting members, a series of bucket looking members and means connected with both the hose-supporting and the bucket locking members to release them simultaneously.

20. A hose rack having a series ofhinged hose-supporting members, and a series of bucket-supporting members normally looking the buckets in place, the hose-supporting Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. 0.

members being movable todischarge the hose, an operating member secured to both said hOse-supp0rting and said bucket-supporting members, and a controlling member normally holding said other members in means for operating said hooks .operatively' connected with the hose-discharging mechanism.

22; The combination with a hose rack and means for releasing the hose, of a rotative shaft, a series of bucket retaining members movable from said. shaft into and out of holding position, and operative connection between said shaft and the hose releasing mechanism. r

28. The combination with a hose rack and means for releasing-the hose, of a rotative shaft, a series of hooks connected with said shaft to be given a reciprocating movement, a guiding support for said hooks, and an operative connection between said shaft and the hose-releasing mechanism.

Signed at Raymond,Washington, this 7th day of January, 1915. i

ALBERT M. BARCUS.

Witnesses:

VERNE DE FOREST, F RED HOYT.

Commissioner of Patents. 

